# Thanapur Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Thanapur

Thanapur is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,311 people in 184 households**, the 68th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 1,311people (2011)
- 184households
- 71.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Thanapur PIN code and other codes

Thanapur falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakhdumpur
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254746

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thanapur from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)34 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Thanapur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Thanapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tikari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thanapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Thanapur

Of every 100 households in Thanapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thanapur · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**54%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Thanapur?

■ Thanapur · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**952

Working population ****49.1%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 51.8% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (41%) · **■** Other work 138 (21%) · **■** Marginal 226 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tikari

- Chainpura1,427 people
- Sikariya1,412 people
- Sherpur1,361 people
- Shahopur1,322 people
- Manikpur Baliari1,304 people
- Salempur1,278 people
- Guljana1,257 people
- Kusap1,252 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Thanapur from Gaya?34 km by road
- What is the population of Thanapur?1,311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thanapur in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Thanapur?71.0% (Census 2011)